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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Kevin Latham
League: AAA Region 5B
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #24

TOP PLAYERS
Jhaustin Thomas 6'5" 230 Senior DE
Keithon Redding 6'0" 190 Senior WR [Tennessee]
Kenno Loyal 5'10" 235 Senior RB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Demarcus Sherod 6'1.5" 215 Senior LB 4.7 [Oklahoma State]

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2010 National Rank: #4739
2010 State Rank: #187
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 17.9
2011 National Rank: #3295
2011 State Rank: #131
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6434
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.7
Dynasty Record: 22-28 (17-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 21.8
2010 Points Against Average: 20.8
2010 Differential: +1
2010 Wins: #4331 Stone Mountain (25-21), #8382 Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn) (34-19), #8934 Drew [Charles] (Atlanta) (20-6), #9233 Arabia Mountain (Lithonia) (46-3), #9979 Towers (Decatur) (33-0), #10417 McNair (Atlanta) (28-21)
2010 Losses: #1344 Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross) (42-7), #1377 St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta) (43-0), #2261 Woodward Academy (College Park) (25-7), #2692 Cedar Grove (Ellenwood) (28-18)
2010 Opponents W-L: 51-58
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; 5-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/10/11 Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn) (9-0), 9/16/11 McNair (Atlanta) (54-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross), 9/3 Pine Forest (Pensacola, FL), 9/10 Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn), 9/16 McNair (Atlanta), 9/23 Cedar Grove (Ellenwood), 9/30 at Stone Mountain, 10/14 Towers (Decatur), 10/22 at Arabia Mountain (Lithonia), 10/28 at Woodward Academy (College Park)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross) (43), Pine Forest (Pensacola, FL) (41.8), Cedar Grove (Ellenwood) (27.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: McNair (Atlanta) (-10.1), Towers (Decatur) (-7.9), Arabia Mountain (Lithonia) (-6.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #138
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3014
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross) [projection: 35-14 loss]



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